vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2021-20193: tar -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 26, 2021
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the src/list.c of tar 1.33 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted input file to tar to cause uncontrolled consumption of memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Solution

debian-upgrade-tar
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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